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| *** Forcing Jobs, Users, Tasks, MOUNTs, XWTRs and Output Processing *** |
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| Command: FORCE Supported MVS Levels: SP1|XA|ESA |
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| Overview Issue the FORCE command to cause the immediate termination |
| of either a time sharing (TSO) user, a job in execution, |
| a cataloged procedure started with a START command, an |
| external writer (XWTR) allocation or the output processing |
| for a job. The FORCE command is used only as a last |
| resort. If you have issued the CANCEL command several |
| times, and it does not perform the function you desire, |
| then you may wish to FORCE the task out of the system. |
| FORCE should never be used as a substitute for CANCEL, |
| always attempt to CANCEL first, several times. If you |
| need to use FORCE use it with the ARM operand first, only |
| if that fails should you issue the FORCE without the ARM |
| operand. |
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| PLEASE NOTE: After using the FORCE command you may have |
| to IPL. When FORCE is used on a job or TSO user, that |
| address space is deleted from the system and recovery is |
| severely limited. If a DUMP is required, you must issue |
| the DUMP command before issuing the FORCE command. FORCE |
| processing may not complete immediately if your system was |
| part of a GRS ring and had been quiesced. If a job is in |
| a loop, do not FORCE it, use the RESTART function instead. |
| The FORCE command is only valid from a MASTER console. |
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| Syntax: |
| FORCE| jobname |,ARM|,A=asid| |
| | STARTING | | | |
| | U=userid | | | |
| | U=*LOGON* | | | |
| | devnum | | | |
| | devicetype | | | |
| | identifier | | | |
| | {jobname.}identifier| | | |
| | unitaddr | | | |
| | ARMRESTART |
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Examples :
FORCE
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FORCE JOBNAME
FORCE JOBNAME,ARM
FORCE STARTING
FORCE SERVICE,ARM,A=XXX
F 5ØE
TO FORCE A USERID OFF AN MVS SYSTEM:
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D J,USRID CHECK "SMC=ØØØ" DO NOT FORCE IF THERE IS NOT THREE Ø'S
FORCE U=XXXXXX,ARM THEN ISSUE NEXT COMMAND IF NECESSARY
FORCE U=XXXXXX (XXXXX=USERID)
* REF CANCEL COMMANDS